WIN With the London System | Simple & Powerful Opening for White

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@petrub27]

you cv finishes abruptly in 2009. so, like what you've been up to in the last...15yrs? fide shows no games played since 2009, lol

[@arcticraven2462]

No rambling, no arrogance, no fast unexplained talking just professional teaching. Perfect.

[@kitk9067]

not like gotham who has a verbal diarrhea

[@nicholasanderson9019]

Lol shots at gotham

[@zeynel_99]

@@nicholasanderson9019nah shots at hikaru

[@mindartis4081]

@@nicholasanderson9019exactly

[@mindartis4081]

Tried to watch Gotham and he’s all over the place. I agree this teacher is systematic, organized, and clear.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 London System Traps & Middlegame Plans 01:40 1) 4...Bd6 - should you exchange or not? 01:56 1st Attacking Pattern: Ne5 03:33 If Black plays 5...0-0 instead of 5...c5 05:11 2) If Black plays 4...Be7 06:42 2nd Attacking Pattern: Delaying castling 08:30 If Black tries to exchange pieces in the center 09:03 3rd Attacking Pattern: Pushing the h-pawn 12:13 3) If Black plays 2...Bf5 12:40 4th Attacking Pattern: Queenside attack 14:05 4) If Black plays c5 and Qb6 14:30 5th Attacking Pattern: Aiming the c7-square 15:50 5) Black plays King's Indian Defense setup 16:23 6th Attacking Pattern: Grab the center 17:29 7th Attacking Pattern: Rush into attack 18:55 Counter the London System as Black

[@shawnhorton2000]

One of the best Londonist videos I’ve ever seen

[@tonybrinson1318]

Great teaching system...many lines explained...Just solid and good... keep up the good work!

[@outofthenorv]

You are really good at teaching chess

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Appreciate that!

[@sonofgrey3242]

Best LDN video hands down!

[@shadowphoenix8962]

Best London video in years,thankyou!

[@RachelRussell-nc8mh]

Thanks for wanting others to succeed. God bless you real good Boss!

[@sahilprajapati685]

Best chess coach ever 😊one video owen defense part 3

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@Southeast_Asian_Devil]

London System is what Southpaw does in Boxing. Jab, jab, jab, feint, bing, bang, badaboom!

[@mavas0102]

Thank you for the video!! Really helpful

[@ruimeireles1695]

At 10:27, after pushing the pawn h4, won't black simply capture it? There's a bishop + queen aiming at it.

[@tusharbhanushali9732]

No than you can just play queen h5 after bishop takes on h4 and you are winning😊 Reply me later😅

[@Re2OnlyMove]

The london is also great to have to move order between Queens Gambit and itself. starting with d4 and Nf3 wont reveal anything and if you play both you can choose on move 3 what you would like to play

[@justinc0336]

Overall good video, but you should probably explain why Nd7 doesn’t work at 13:40 for those who don’t see it.

[@nishusaif6085]

Nd7 doesn't work because of bishop takes c7. When the queen takes you take the rook. And if the queen doesn't take, then take the bishop.

[@Fishy_17]

Igor Smirnov 2 weeks ago: “Beat the London” Igor Smirnov now: “Win with the London”

[@andrewnicastro8400]

I am currently 1200 and I have been playing a lot of queens gambit, and there are a few lines where I get a worse position. I feel like learning the london system hand in hand with queens gambit is completing your d4 opening strategies. Because the london system makes up for things that queens gambit doesn't do. Really amazing explanation.

[@mickmcknight162]

I agree. I think Igor could be the guy that I need to get my advice from. He knows little, but important things that "1200's etc" let bypass in their head, and explains the meaning behind them.

[@Peterandtheend]

At about 6:00, we're talking about pushing e3 before the knight to f3, but I don't understand what we're supposed to do If black plays bishop to g4 anyway, threatening the queen. Do we block it with the bishop? And then what if black trades light squared bishops? Doesn't that mess us up too?

[@serpicokojak1602]

Great video and I really enjoyed. A quick one to ask you about a video you posted that is a variation of the London opening and I can't find it. Where you don't develop the White Queen's Bishop as in the regular London, and you hide the King's Bishop as a Sniper like you call it. Will like to review that video again please. Thank you for your lessons and keep up the good work !!!

[@originalruckuscrew]

Love playing this in checkers

[@leosoncam]

Good lesson! And what about B:h4 on 10:11?

[@quantumpower]

12:35 london mirror counter

[@kksaji4987]

Thanks sir

[@Archi00007]

You amazingly explain everything which brings hope to win in chess by just following tactics, you are doing great job👍

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@JuanRamirez-jm9bp]

Thanks Igor !

[@kapilmehta6423]

I must say that you have a deep understanding of Chess :)

[@josephsalmonte4995]

A GM who understands Chess? No way!

[@ToiMemes]

@@josephsalmonte4995XD

[@kapilmehta6423]

it is possible;)@@josephsalmonte4995

[@paulvandervelden4087]

one of your best videos....nah...it is your best video

[@ryanngaviola5223]

played this system. work like a charm on my 1st try!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Great! Good luck

[@ryanngaviola5223]

@@GMIgorSmirnov 3-0 as of now hehehe. Ty so much!!

[@kksaji4987]

Thanks sit

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

Simply best, you are best teacher , thanks a lot of beautiful explanation on London system 🎉🎉🎉

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks a ton

[@andrew_prometheus]

Nice video, thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you too

[@executivelifehacks6747]

I enjoyed this, as a middle aged player with insufficient time and memorization ability, this suits me to a T

[@EGD75]

Really excellent demonstration. Much appreciated!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amd3529]

at 10:10 minutes why cant black take the pawn with the bishop its backed by the queen.

[@siddharthannandhakumar6187]

18:22... In this position the king can still move to d8 or d7 and can take our knight after the discovered check of Nxc7+... So isn't it better if we move Nb5 instead of Nd5 so that the king won't come to protect the pawn?

[@riyazansari1433]

At 10:22 why can't the black bishop just take the pawn on h4? Since it is backed up by the queen incase captured by the rook.

[@tipr8739]

I got annihilated last week trying London. Black played pawn B6 and pulled the bishop out and took my rook on move 2. It was a bloodbath. I lost in like 11 moves or something

[@petrub27]

you can always play checkers, you know...

[@NFS-shade]

​@@petrub27lol

[@basicinfo4130]

😂 thats a good laugh mate ... hahaha

[@Marzles16]

I love how he says ‘now you’re a piece up and you win the game’. You haven’t seen me play yet😂

[@Ballstavius]

Don't feel bad, I literally just fumbled a 12 point material advantage to my nephew

[@peacemaker-vw5sz]

Brother must be awarded Nobel chess Prize ..coz He made dedicated videos

[@pujakapoor5475]

Hello sir, I was watching this video and I noticed that here 10:07 the pawn is hanging if you don't mind can you explain please Thank you...

[@berryconway4296]

I've watched of few of your lessons and I thought this was your best. I'm not sure of the reason but I think the pace was a bit slower than normal. Good job.

[@pfsloan8230]

Caruana's 4... Nh5 seems to be a great weapon for black.

[@ted5567]

Igor what do you know about alpasan move?

[@matthewcheung5136]

0:25 how do you plan to develop the light square bishop to d3 if black pushes his pawn to c4?

[@riley-fi7pz]

4:05

[@ericst-laurent1194]

Really interesting thank you Igor!

[@admirmustafic7611]

10:09 bishop takes pawn

[@maxfn6893]

10:40 wouldnt white playing H4 be a bad move because of the bishop and the queen for black

[@shawncromwell51]

Could you please do a video on colorado gambit for black it seems very aggressive

[@GentleGorillas]

13:52, what if they go NA7?

[@Charizard_YT2009]

I always start my game with London system

[@graymourtaeza2967]

How about if Italian opening vs. london

[@Jovan-ct8ho]

I finally beat my dad using the London THANK YOU MAN!

[@ProfessorDerpX]

At 13:43 why can't Black play Nd7 to protect the rook? edit: just realized, if black protects the rook then white could take the pawn with their bishop and then win a bishop

[@attilacsaji6131]

5. ... ND7 6. Bxc7 Qc8 7.Qxf5 Qxc7 8 Qxb5 Tc8 (only a pan can you to win)

[@kostkacukru1776]

The thing about e5 move attacking White's first move d4 is, that you are gambling against literally every opening of d4, opponent can play d4 with intention of playing c4 or Nf3 or Bg5. I mean, that is more like a recommendation, how to play against every d4 than just London haha. So if you learn this sequence with e5 against d4, then you are playing against all d4 openings, which is kinda nice because it is the second most played move after e4. I'm actually struggling against d4 the most, I prefer to play king's indian defence or Nimzowitch defense with Bb4, but you cannot play it against all d4 openings, e5 just cuts it and you can always focus on the same board, because almost everyone will take that pawn od e5.

[@SasuPlaying]

The truth is that englund is just losing on move 1 if white knows basic threats black has in that opening. When in doubt against d4 just play anti London setup or queen's gambit declined

[@captjuanco5766]

Englund is not sound. will work at

[@salimserhan4950]

At 15:03, what if black goes queen a5, forking yor King and Knight? I just lost a game to this.

[@CS-en5xz]

Block with pawn or queen. Knight is protected by the bishop

[@kapilmehta6423]

pls keep posting such videos for us...Thanks

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Sure 👍

[@justincaya9995]

Damm igor just watched this video n won 2 games in a row with it im at 980 elo so still low but this now my new favorite white opining ahead of the danish gambit i got from another one of ur videos

[@ChristianSoschner]

Excellent

[@Redbirds1100]

I always learn so much from you. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ganerdenes7033]

Thank you very much. Good luck for you.

[@markwatson3076]

I’ve recently come across an opponent who played 2. f6 which totally threw me. What’s the best response when trying to play the London system?

[@DerrickthePinecone]

I play the Caro-Kann against the London System, and I have had major success against it.

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[@zoropirates1]

I never need to deal with the London if I play the Englund Gambit instead :)

[@alexqdn8210]

Игорь,спасибо за твою работу.Я мечусь между цукертортом колле и лондонской, мой потолок на личесс 1900.На каком из этих дебютов мне сделать выбор чтобы уж выбрать так выбрать и изучать и не терять зря время.Посоветуй пожалуйста.

[@belsayshootingground]

Ok ok so if they bring their light squared bishop out to pin your knight to your Queen. What is the best way to destroy that threat?

[@Jingjeng]

London system for beginner player

[@Urbanhuskies]

Atmy level, they almost always do a bunch h of early sacrificing and then none of this advanced stuff is possible. Juat sayin.....trying to get to 600

[@LornaLondon-u2q]

Yeah same here. They almost never play c5

[@Zamiroh]

I still will push my bishop to g4 even if the knight isn't there. Most of the time they are so regid in the system they just move the knight three anyway. If they push the pawn that's fine as I love just not letting them get their perfect setup.

[@ricwhk]

I wish Igor would tell what to do with bishop to g4..

[@rybiryj]

I'm a KID player and I'm used to pushing my pawn to d6. However, if it's 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 then I will go 3..d5, simply delaying fianchetto for one move

[@contamino7476]

Pawn to h4 - bishop could easily take it

[@hoaidannguyen-ks3yd]

First game why knight no h5??

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

H5 will be captured by Queen if white Knight moved to E5

[@Zephyr-r-u]

12:01

[@Privatenospying]

I play instinctively and drive players crazy

[@peterk9961]

Finally London again, thx

[@sowjanyatummala]

can we play the london system without a queen????

[@armandosegura4514]

excelente clase master gc porfa los pgns

[@ZhenAnthony]

My main opening is the Jobava London and I'm here studying the standard variation and I'm happy to see that the Jobava traps are still present or transitioning to The jobava from standard london is also easy

[@jomo8147]

What am i missing here if black plays nd7?

[@padaianbu5829]

Best Chess App bro

[@adarshpaygan645]

Thank you sir Ji

[@gwp1ohio]

When I play london as white, I get beat ever time.

[@afdhalafdhal4613]

Explain if they move randomly 😅

[@Seph.ackerman]

oh wow the london! haven't seen this on any channel where retired IMs try to sell some system opening garbage courses! KeEp uP tHe GrEAT wOrk

[@captjuanco5766]

wow some freeloader complains in youtube. keep up the good work

[@ExtraditionLawFirm]

👍👍👍

[@nicholassims1947]

I hate the London system. Doesn't matter how many of these I watch, every opponent I play still destroys it and somehow knows how to defend every single move I make from it.

[@volume5040]

Fr

[@robloxgameleaker]

Only good for beginner-intermediate players. This is probably the most popular opening

[@robloxgameleaker]

@@nicholassims1947 Tu parle Français?

[@bangbang5877]

I was here 🚶

[@viveksharma-of1de]

👌

[@svman2475]

20 minutes watching for The london, and when you go to try it you start as black

[@Wesz808]

Personally I think both players lose when white wins with the London 😅

[@RapkaVa]

As at GM level your tactics sucks. Players litterally does at least one other move which is not in video and whole tactic is ruined. You explain everything as it would be just ideal game, opponents are not stupid

[@NoamKK_YT]

Seconds

[@oaks57]

First

[@Leonhard_Euler99]

I will report you to ISCF (International Serious Chess Federation) for popularizing an unaccepted opening like london. I will also file a cancelling GM title application. No serious, titled player is allowed to treat london as a legit opening.

[@norsage]

Git a life

[@captjuanco5766]

git gud noob

[@edwinmacaraeg8994]

please retract recommending 1..e5